Victor Montalvo, 30, started dancing when he six years old, but fully committed to the sport when dropped out of high school at the age of 17 to compete in international breaking competitions.
The first breakdancer to qualify to represent Team USA at the Paris Olympics became a two-time world champion after he dropped out of high school to pursue the sport.
The dancer, known for his signature self-titled move the Supa Montalvo, became a two-time world champion in 2022, which secured his spot on the Olympic team. Montalvo fell in love with braking 'naturally' at the age of six, the Kissimmee, Florida native told DailyMail.com during an interview last week.
'They go into their rooms, put on hoodies, come out and they start busting out windmills, head spins, and we're like,"Oh, my God, wow, they weren't lying".' He continued to compete and was becoming so successful that he decided to give everything he had to the sport. The dancer spends his days training and preparing to showcase his talents and breaking culture on the grand Olympic stage in what he has hailed as the the 'proudest moment' of his career. Montalvo is pictured during an exhibition battle at the Red Bull BC One Camp India in Mumbai on June 4, 2022
'My proudest moment, I feel like is winning worlds, making it into the Olympics, and just like being able to showcase my dance, my sport, an art form that is amazing,' he said. He also said that every mistake he has made and challenge he has faced in his career so far has helped prepare him for the Olympics.
Victor Montalvo conducts a breaking workshop prior to the South Zone Red Bull BC One Cypher in Bengaluru, India on March 21, 2023 He explained how he was 'just so tense' and focused on winning that he wasn't allowing himself to the time to do things he enjoyed - and unfortunately, it reflected in his performance at competitions.
While he considers qualifying for the Olympics to be his proudest moment, Montalvo describes his first victory at the Red Bull BC One World Championship in 2015 as his 'most important' win. Victor Montalvo conducts a breaking workshop prior to the South Zone Red Bull BC One Cypher in Bengaluru, India on March 21, 2023
'My process is just dancing, being in the moment, and most of my signatures that I came up with were just on the spot,' he explained He also explained that because dancers do not pick their own music, but instead dance to a playlist selected by the competition's DJ, that 'you have to adapt to what they're playing'.
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